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About Atapur Village

Atapur is a mid sized village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,800, made up of 947 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 1,800
Male Population 947
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Atapur compares

By the 2011 count Atapur is the 21st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Atapur

The census records public bus service for Atapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atapur from other places

Atapur lies about 42 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Atapur
Nearest railway station Bakudi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 8.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 42 km

Villages closest to Atapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udhwa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Atapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Atapur village had a population of 1,800. That makes it the 21st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Atapur village has 947 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atapur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Atapur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atapur covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atapur falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Atapur is Bakudi, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atapur.

Atapur is about 42 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atapur is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 5.1 km away. Udhwa is about 8.1 km away. Farakka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurucharanpur (under 2 km), Kesobbati (under 2 km) and Rasulpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Atapur today is likely to be higher.

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